March 9, 2012
Dear Parents,
Winter? Spring? Mother Nature is having a tough time making up her mind. One thing for sure, we all feel better when the sun shines.
We have had a wonderful week. Thank you for your support of the budget. As you know, it passed by a large majority. Voters also approved moving $379,000 of carry over funds (which included AARA money) into the capital reserve fund. This demonstrates prudent fiscal management on the part of the School Board. The Hartland school now has a healthy reserve fund that can be used for capital improvements of the building or school campus without impacting taxes significantly in the future.
The School Board will welcome two new members this month; Alan Goldblatt and Noah Jacobson-Goodhue. I appreciate their willingness to volunteer in the service of our children.
I have a couple of house keeping items to share with you:
· Spring has arrived and students are more likely to want to spend time together after school at each other’s homes or at the library. Please make sure that plans are made ahead of time. Students should not be calling during the day to request changes in after school plans. Send in a note with your child to be approved first thing in the morning. The office cannot handle the social lives of our students and should not be expected to manage phone calls, messages, notes, and arrangements for after school plans.
· Please remind your children of the Acceptable Use Policy for electronic devices. Cell phones should be kept in lockers or advisories during the day. Use of one during the day is a violation of the AUP and may result in the confiscation of the phone.
· Please check out the lost and found racks in the lobby. It is packed full of student clothing. We will be clearing it out over April vacation, so if you are missing a sweatshirt, jacket, boots, hats, etc., please take a moment to look there.
I want to take a moment to congratulate Hannah Cox for her awesome accomplishment this past weekend. Hannah is a member of the Upper Valley Aquatics Club. Her team competed in the New England Swimming age 13 – 19 competition last weekend. The Valley News described Hannah as a “one person wrecking crew”! Hannah placed third in the 500 yard and 100 yard free style, fifth in the 200 and 50 free style, eighth in the 400 medley, and ninth in the 200 butterfly. Out of all of the swimmers, she placed seventh and has qualified for the Sectionals in Buffalo, NY in late March. Amazing.
Enjoy the sunshine this weekend. I am thinking of raking the front yard! I love Daylight Savings and look forward to changing the clocks, and enough light after school to be able to take a daily walk. As always, enjoy your kiddos, and give them a hug for me.
Judy Callens
